Bill Commons

TN HB 1838

died on adjournment

Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide all high school students, instead of only high school seniors, the opportunity to take a nationally recognized career readiness assessment; requires the board of regents to establish a framework for institutions governed by the board to provide transcribable credit to students who earned a credential on a nationally recognized career readiness assessment in high school that may be applied toward the student's attainment of a postsecondary degree. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 1838 pass?

No. TN HB 1838 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

What is TN HB 1838 about?

TN HB 1838 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide all high school students, instead of only high school seniors, the opportunity to take a nationally recognized career readiness assessment; requires the board of regents to establish a framework for institutions governed by the board to provide transcribable credit to students who earned a credential on a nationally recognized career readiness assessment in high school that may be applied toward the student's attainment of a postsecondary degree. - Amends TCA Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1838?

Haston is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1838.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-15 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hastonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-15

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  2. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2026-04-08

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  5. 2026-04-08

    Placed behind the budget

  6. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  7. 2026-04-01

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/8/2026

  8. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/8/2026

  9. 2026-03-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/24/2026

  12. 2026-03-17

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/24/2026

  13. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  14. 2026-03-10

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

  15. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  16. 2026-03-03

    Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  17. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  18. 2026-02-02

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-02

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-22

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  21. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2026 Passed

    2026-04-08 · pass · 18-0

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